The Berries

 

I have high hopes for the berries this year, friends!

Take a look at this.

 

These pictures were taken 10 days ago:

blueberry 'Blue Ray'

I just didn't have the heart to rip these out, and now look at them!

This little blueberry plant has never looked so good!

I fertilized with a acid-lover's compost mix and pruned off the dead branches.

Also, the strawberries planted in front of this one were all dead, so I pulled them out.

 

strawberries starting to get big and bushy

a view of the whole strawberry patch, May 13

Berries, May 23

 

'Blue Ray' has green leaves, and is looking incredibly healthy. Yay!

I actually don't care if I get berries from it or not this year. If it can just put on strong healthy growth all summer, I will be thrilled. 

 

'Patriot', in the middle, is still struggling the most, but even it has some healthy-looking new growth and nice green leaves. I also pruned off the dead branches here, and fertilized with the acid-lover's compost mix.

'Blue Jay' here, surrounded by strawberries, has always been the healthiest of the 3.

It seems to be doing fine.

I should probably clear it out a little space at some point, by moving a few of those strawberries elsewhere.

 

I am tickled pink with the blueberry situation!

If you recall, I had all but decided to just tear them out completely about 2 months ago.

Now I'm really glad I didn't!

 

This strawberry patch is so lush and green!

Now the plants are covered with blossoms, and some even have green berries forming.

Woohoo!

 

I don't have the raspberries pictured, but I did get them all sorted out this week, as well.

Weeded all around and through them, tied up several that had flopped over, and pulled out several errant shoots trying to grow under the fence and generally where they shouldn't.

They are also loaded with blossoms this year.